Changing the default registration group
 

Hey,

How do i change the default registration usergroup? i want to make it so when member join they go into a newbie usergroup then they get promoted after a few posts but i don't want to move all my members from the member usergroup.

I have checked vBulletin Options and can't find it there so im woundering if its a file i have to edit or somthing?

Thanks in Advance

Kurby

AdminCP > Usergroups > Promotions

You can set it in there, just change Reputation Level, Days Registered & Posts to 0. Promotion Strategy to Join Date and that will send them to the newbie group.

What you want to do is copy the Registered Users group and make that new group the Promoted one. Copy both the usergroup permissions and the forum permissions for the group. Then you can create a Promotion to move users from the Registered group to the new Promoted group after x posts. You may rename the Registered usersgroup to the Newbie group if you want. Then run the Promotion manually through the Scheduled Tasks and it will move all the users for you. Now you can change the permissions for the Newbie (old Regsitered) group to have the more limited permissions.

i know how to do the promotions i need to know how to change the default usergroup from members (usergroup ID 2) to newbies which is usergroup ID 23

Whats the problem with moving your members from the existing Registered Users usergroup? Otherwise you are probably looking at File/Plugin edits.

ah so theres no way i can change the registration usergroup then? i have to changing them over

It is hard-coded in the software that the users automatically get put into usergroup ID 2.

ok i am swapping them around now :) but thanks for all the comments :)

Just wanted to add that this method works very well for controlling spammers. My board has been overrun by them and the "Report Post" button was getting worn out. The only thing I would add is to be sure to check forum permissions once you've set this up. Setting usergroup permissions does not necessarily override individual forum permissions for that usergroup. I had to go through and manually adjust. No big deal. But it makes the difference between this "working" and not.

I would just like to point out that I found SUSN's method to be ingenious and quick